Natale Tumchyasaathi - A documentary film

Natale Tumchyasaathi- Behind the Adorned Veil, a documentary by Savitri Medhatul & Bhushan Kargaonkar studies Lavani, a performing art that has been popular in the state of Maharashtra since centuries. It records testimonies of sangit bari dancers and 'banner show' dancers to discover the difference between their approach, style, idiom and self-image. The hour long film takes the viewers deep into the ethos of this wonderful art form, and also the stories of Lavani dancers that are full of love, pain, survival, dreams...and ultimately segregation from society.